Due Feb 06 - what flavour baby??

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Well ladies - I certainly want to know Amanda's result, so figured I'd kick off a new thread straight away. Hope you like the title - seemed appropriate as several of us are hoping to find out over the next few weeks.

Quick stats update as it's always useful to have at the beginning:

Teuch, Due 28th Jan, Baby # 1, Age 27, Lives West Lothian (Inner Hebridean Island from Jan), mm/c previously
Hotmama1, Due 1st Feb, Baby # 2, Age 38 (DP40), Lives Nottingham,
3K, Due 2nd Feb, Baby # 1, Age 28, Lives Gravesend, Kent, IVF conception
Tabs, Due 2nd Feb, Baby # 1, Age 32 (DH39), Lives N Herts, mm/c Oct 04
Kando, Due 3rd Feb, Baby # 3, Age 32 (DH35), Lives Holland, DVT last time. Heparin injections.
Lulu68, Due 3rd Feb, Baby # 4, Age 37 (DH40), Lives ???,
Yeahbut, Due 4th Feb, Baby # 3, Age 30, Lives Holland, IUGR in previous pregnancies
BarefootMama, Due 6th Feb, Baby # 5, Age 37, Lives ???, mm/c previously
Popadopolis, Due 8th Feb, Baby # 1, Age 26 (DH30), Lives Bedford, hyperemesis early on - tablets to control
JuA, Due 9th Feb, Baby # 2, Age 31, Lives Chorley, Lancs, 1 m/c prior to DD. Expecting twins!!
SmallHouseDragon, Due 9th Feb, Baby # 2, Age 39 (DH 37), Lives Devon, induction then emerg c-sec with dd
Womba1, Due 10th Feb, Baby # 3, Age 30, Lives Eastbourne, Baby 1 stillborn
TicTac, Due 11th Feb, Baby # 1, Age 29 (DH 42), Lives Horwich, Lancs,
Ixel , Due 11th Feb, Baby # 2, Age 31 (DH 42), Lives North London,
Spacecadet, Due 11th Feb, Baby # 5, Age 33 (DH 37), Lives Cambs, m/c in March, underactive thyroid, dvt after delivery of last dd
Marite, Due 12th Feb, Baby # 1, Age 30, Lives ???,
Popmum, Due 12th Feb, Baby # 2, Age 32, Lives Broxbourne, Herts/Essex border,
RachelRog, Due 12th Feb, Baby # 2, Age 33, Lives Chesterfield, Derbyshire, mm/c in March
Chloe55, Due 13th Feb, Baby # 1, Age 24 (DH 27), Lives West Yorkshire, 2 previous m/cs
Kyliefan, Due 20th Feb, Baby # ???, Age ???, Lives ???,
MrsDoolittle, Due 21st Feb, Baby # 2, Age 32, Lives Oxford, but soon to be Newbury,
Morgan, Due 22nd Feb, Baby # 2, Age 37, Lives In Dubai from Jan, Ectopic Jan 05. Heparin injections
Flamesparrow, Due 23rd Feb, Baby # 2, Age 24, Lives Bournemouth, Waterbirth for no 1. Hoping for homebirth.
Amanda1, Due 23rd Feb, Baby # 2, Age 34, Lives Leeds, Recently single. Breast cancer treatment last year. Heparin injections.
Frizbe, Due 28th Feb, Baby # 2, Age 30 (DH40), Lives Ripley, Derbyshire,
RosiePosie, Due 28th Feb, Baby # 3, Age 30, Lives Isle of Wight,
angedemarche, Due 1st March (c-sec 14th Feb), Baby # 2, Age 27, Lives NI,
Scotsbird, Due ???, Baby # 2, Age ???, Lives ???,

What's your favourite type of cheese?

Hmmmm Wensleydale with cranberries.

Morning Ladies,

I know you just said to change the subject but I will also be really poor when on maternity leave as mine will work out at £90 a week!!! It's really bad. I've started buying a pack of nappies each time I go shopping just to get a supply in and my friend gave me so many newborn baby clothes at the weekend as her little'un is too big for them now that I wont need to buy any newborn. I'm going to attempt bigger clothes in the sales and a pack or two of nappies a month so that I dont have to worry about that side of things when baby comes. It is a worry but things will work out, I was surprised at what I have been given already

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Double Gloucester with chives and onion.

Staying out of the money conversation as now feel guilty that we won't struggle, despite me only get the basic maternity allowance (for self-employed folk).

I promise that if ever we get to all meet up, I'll buy the first round though

Oops, forgot that cheese might not be a good subject change

Glad to hear first round's on you! I'm not worrying so much about when the next one comes, in cloth nappies, and breastfeeding so not much on expenses for a while. Still have cot etc from DD, so just clothes really, and I'm hoping to get by on as little as possible.

Pressed post too early, meant to finish that it is the normal money issues that worry me!

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Never feel guilty for not having money worries!

Thanks guys - get a bit paranoid about it, especially after that thread the other week about how much partners had to earn to allow you to be a SAHM.

Suppose I'm poor in comparison to the one who earned £2m!!!

Lol - Some people earn truly scary amounts!

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Well one day you will all be very jealous of me because DH is adament we will produce a left footed footballer who will play for England and the next Britney Spears - watch this space!

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Chloe - not entirely sure that producing another Britney Spears is something to be proud of!! .

Amanda - I love watching the diving, so look forward to cheering on your DD in years to come!

sorry to gatecrash but i started reading this thread out of boredom and noticed that tictac mentioned she lives near traf centre. i live in warrington and don't know anyone else on here from that area. where you from tictac?

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This 'friend' Amanda, he seems to be treating you a lot recently - anything in it? Sorry I'm very nosey

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Well you never know - will keep my fingers crossed for you, never hurts to have admirers anyway (not that I'm ever beating them off my doorstep with a stick!)

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hmmm Amanda1, go with the fate thing

Argh Tabs don't even go there! I'm self employeed, but because I've not paid myself the requsit wage over the year (do to my little co.being fledgling) I don't qualify for basic maternity pay from the gov! ARRRRRGGGHHHHHHHH, so straight back to work for me.......

Chloe etc, dont' worry too much, for starters you get your £16.10, extra off the gov straight away, for your 1st child, in fact I think this may be going up/have just gone up to £16.80??
If you also apply for your tax credits from the gov straight away, they'll really help you out to, particularly if you work out to be low income! so don't despair too much, the current gov actually pay you a bit, to have kids!

Oh Frizbe - will you not at least be entitled to maternity allowance then? I run as a sole trader rather than limited co, which means it probably costs me more in tax overall, but I don't have to worry about faffing with salary versus dividend. You hardly have to have earned anything to qualify for MA. I'd certainly look into it if I were you.

already have Tabs, I've not drawn the requsit monies in wages over 12 mths, trust me I'm a kicking myself! I ploughed it all back into the business you see, and we've managed to scrape by with dh's wage, just.......think if I'm lucky I may get a Sure Start maternity grant! but feel silly asking for one of those with my own co. in tow!